Unconfident children can boost their performance in math tests simply by saying nice things to themselves, a study suggests. A total of 212 fourth to sixth graders, aged between 9 to 13 years-old, ...

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This post is by Donna Le Fever, who teaches sixth grade math and science at High Tech Middle Media Arts in San Diego. I took a course on reading and writing across the curriculum, and the teacher ...

Poor math skills are leading to bad shopping decisions, according to a recent study by the University of Miami School of Business. Researchers examined attitudes about discounts, sales and bargain ...